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Title: The Philippine Islands Year: 1899 (1890s) Authors: Lala, Ramon Reyes Subjects: Philippines -- Description and travel Publisher: New York : Continental Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: h. For thiscrime he, with all his relatives and retainers, 160 in number, wascast into prison, where he was confined several years. A decree of extermination was tlien declared against theMohammedans. A Heet of ships, carrying 2006 men, at onceproceeded to Sulu, which the natives defended most ably. TheSpanish campaign proved a dismal failure, and awful were thereprisals of the infuriated Mussulmans. In 1755 most of the Sultans suite was sent back to Sulu,though the Sultan himself was still kept in close confinement. no The Philippine Islands. The wily Mohammedan again professed Christianity; but, thoughthe Sultan was henceforth treated with greater leniency, he wasnot released: he remained captive in Manila until the occupa-tion of the British, in 1763, who restored him to his throne inSulu. As might be expected, Mahamed lost no opportunity to avengethe insults that his hereditary enemies had for so many yearsbeen heaping upon hun ; accordingly, he led several incursionsagainst them.

Text Appearing After Image: SrUI WARRIORS I\ FIGHTING ATTITmE. I have not space here to recount the various expeditions of theSpaniards against their southern neighbors. I shall, instead, men-tion only the more prominent ones of recent years. In 1851, Sulu Town, the capital of Sulu, was attacked andrazed by the Spaniards. Their advantage, however, proved buttemporary. The Mohammedans now changed their capital toMaybun on the south coast, which is far less accessible. In i860, Governor-General Norzagaray led another expeditionagainst the Mohammedans. This also met with some success ; The Mohammedans of Suhi. 111 but none of it was decisive. On account of the persistentrenewals of the hated Suhi piracy in 1876, another expedition,under Vice-Admiral Malcampo, pierced the interior of Sulu, wherehe was ambushed and attacked by a body of juramentados,^formidable fanatics, armed with javelins and the deadly kris.He returned to Manila having sustained great loss. THE DREADED JURAMENTADOS. These juramentados are Mohammed

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